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Windows XP real slow to boot up after initial BIOS screen

Ok, so i've had this problem before and I had to reinstall XP to get it back to normal...basically, it happened without warning. I turned on the PC and when the BIOS screen came up which checks the hardware, it checked that the hardware was there and....just hung...it takes forever to boot up XP. Even going to the boot menu or startup menu in BIOS takes forever (about 15 minutes). Eventually, XP boots up and there is no problem. I've cleaned the register, cleared out all start-up programs and defragmented the hard drive to no avail. What could be causing the problem?

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Thanks for all the help guys...i tried each thing to no avail. In the end I had to uninstall Service Pack 2 and reinstall XP. My computer boots fine now and quickly like before but it's only a matter of time...wonder if it might be a hardware problem? Anyway, thanks and keep up the good and friendly work!!

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